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Job Title:    Accounts Assistant (4 Entry Level
Jobs)

Organisation: Microfinance Support Centre
Limited (MSC)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Finance Officer

About MSC:

The Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSC) is a linchpin
of Government of Uganda

(GOU) micro credit programmes under the Rural Financial
Services Strategy. MSC facilitates access to affordable, sustainable and
convenient financial and Business Development services to active and productive
Ugandans. MSC Ltd supports legally established entities engaged in the value
chain namely; production, value addition and marketing enterprises. MSC offers
affordable credit through its network of 13 regional offices spread throughout
the country. It has so far served clients in 110 districts in Uganda. It gives
priority financing to support the agricultural production value chain namely;
production, value addition and marketing.  Besides credit, MSC provides
capacity building to its clients including SACCOs, Cooperative Unions, MFIs and
SMEs to enable them manage their organizations sustainably.

Job Summary:  The Accounts Assistant will maintain and
update all accounts records and transactions according to accounting
regulations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
To maintain proper and requisite accounting
records; specifically, cash books for all the bank accounts and petty cash
books.

·        
To prepares salary documents, payroll payment
vouchers and issuing cheques upon proper approval and signatures of authorized
persons.

·        
To manage Company office imprest and other
payments, and ensure proper record keeping and accountability

·        
To assist the Accountant to prepare disbursement
applications

·        
To filing accounting records including paid
vouchers and supporting documents

·        
To carry out liaison with Banks on company
transactions

·        
To bank Company revenue

·        
To capture financial transactions into the
computer system;

Key Result Areas:

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Manage imprest and/or petty cash

·        
Proper financial records & accountability

·        
Bank company revenue

·        
Manage bank relations as a bank agent.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·        
The applicant must hold a Degree in Accounting,
Finance or Business studies or profession qualifications in Accountancy
Technician Course (ATC).

·        
Two (2) years working experience in Accounts in
a related industry.

·        
Computer literate with demonstrated experience
in the implementation and use of accounting systems

·        
Ability to demonstrate analytic skills.

·        
Ability to demonstrate self-driven with high
sense of responsibility, integrity and assertiveness.

·        
Ability to work in teams with dynamism,
innovations and Creativity.

·        
Ability to meet deadline with minimal
supervision.

·        
Ability to demonstrate strong Interpersonal
skills.

How to Apply:

If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience,
please send an application and attach a detailed CV, copies of academic and
professional certificates indicate your postal address, a daytime telephone
contact and names of three referees to the Executive Director using the address
below. The applications in properly sealed envelopes should be hand delivered
to the address given below clearly stating the job title applied for on the top
right corner.

Address to:

The Executive Director,

The Microfinance Support Centre Limited,

Plot 46 Windsor Crescent Avenue Kololo,

P.O. Box 33711, Kampala. Uganda

Deadline: 31^st October 2019

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